crouches
Hunkers down defensively
Crouches is the verb crouch in the third person singular or its plural noun form.
To crouch is to lower the body by bending the knees, often in preparation for movement or to avoid being seen: The cat crouches before it pounces.
As a noun, a crouch is the position itself: He waited in a crouch behind the wall.
Lowering exercises for legs
- kneelsBends legs to ground
- stoopsBends forward, or porches
- bendsCurves or yields
- ducksWaterfowl or evades
hunkers · lowers · coils · cowers · huddles · tucks · curls · braces
Conceals or animal skins
- lurksLingers undetected
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
cover · sneak · stalks · covert · furtive · undetected · lying in wait · shadows
squats
Lowering exercises for legs
ducks · hunkers · lowers · coils · cowers · huddles · tucks · curls · braces · readies
hides
Conceals or animal skins
camouflage · cover · sneak · stalks · covert · furtive · undetected · lying in wait · shadows · conceals
- sitting downtakes a seat, plops, settles, perches, squats
crouchesstands
Remains upright; tolerates
stands tall · rises · towers · looms · gets up
crouchesstretches
Extends or lengthens
extends · straightens · stretches out · unfolds · elongates
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWuxia cinema milestone
- Crouching TigerLarge cat in ambush stance
- low crouch